Comments On: Germantown Pitches to Retain All Its Schools, but the School Board Says No
by Jackson Bakerhttp://www.memphisflyer.com/JacksonBaker/archives/2013/10/28/deserted-by-its-suburban-allies-germantown-pitches-to-retain-all-its-schools-but-the-school-board-says-no
Comments On: Germantown Pitches to Retain All Its Schools, but the School Board Says No
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Memphis's problem has been for the last 30-40 years, rather than addressing population shift by trying to improve the product Memphis as a city offers, Memphis has decided to try to chase that population. That's been a colossal failure.
Posted by
GroveReb84]]>
Mon, 04 Nov 2013 10:10:07 -0600Memphis Flyer
Memphis does have a problem with sprawl/ population density. This can be readily seen in the MPD & MFD budgets.
Posted by
thecatsmeow]]>
Mon, 04 Nov 2013 03:47:38 -0600Memphis Flyer
Sorry, if I was unintentionally cryptic. I have been told I can be.
Posted by
thecatsmeow]]>
Mon, 04 Nov 2013 03:36:44 -0600Memphis Flyer
OTOH, just look at what's happened with Atlanta when it couldn't expand. All that still you mentioned, you know, like the 570 billion GDP and it's metro population of 5mil.
Posted by
Eeyore]]>
Mon, 04 Nov 2013 00:26:43 -0600Memphis Flyer
Atlanta is ranked 15th among world cities and has a gross domestic product of 270 billion annually. It economy ranks number 5.

Yes, it is ran by African Americans.
Posted by
oldtimeplayer]]>
Sun, 03 Nov 2013 23:52:41 -0600Memphis Flyer
What are you trying to say? Some people in the school administration included the supt cheated.
Posted by
oldtimeplayer]]>
Sun, 03 Nov 2013 23:24:13 -0600Memphis Flyer
Atlanta did take a different solution from Memphis to the same school problem:

"Shocking details of Atlanta cheating scandal
By Valerie Strauss

It’s one thing to say there was widespread cheating on standardized tests in Atlanta public schools, as the newly released results of a state investigation showed. It’s another thing to actually read the voluminous report.
Posted by
thecatsmeow]]>
Sun, 03 Nov 2013 22:16:21 -0600Memphis Flyer
You saw Atlanta through the eyes of a white person trying to keep Atlanta bottled up. Atlanta is choked off on all four sides.
Posted by
oldtimeplayer]]>
Sun, 03 Nov 2013 20:35:04 -0600Memphis Flyer
Posted by
jclarkcp]]>
Sun, 03 Nov 2013 16:47:26 -0600Memphis Flyer
Likewise, got family all over the area. Got folks and land in T County.
Posted by
playerg]]>
Thu, 31 Oct 2013 19:04:34 -0500Memphis Flyer
I know several groups of people from the unincorporated areas that are thrilled to be in the new SCS, especially since they will basically be going to the same schools, etc. They also like the idea that they will have someone to actually care when they complain. Of course, Homer, You probably know man, many more blacks than I do.
Posted by
oldtimeplayer]]>
Thu, 31 Oct 2013 14:03:09 -0500Memphis Flyer
Also:

http://watchdog.org/113580/charter-schools-offer-alternative-philadelphia-families/
Posted by
Eeyore]]>
Thu, 31 Oct 2013 11:15:20 -0500Memphis Flyer
The reason Germantown is popular, and the reason it has property values that are much higher than most places in this county is because a lot of people (especially retirees and families with young children) like a safe, clean community. Young families, like mine, don't often get out to see the latest bands, and we don't hit the bar/club scene to pick up women.
Posted by
GroveReb84]]>
Thu, 31 Oct 2013 10:59:34 -0500Memphis Flyer
Customer service rule #1.
Posted by
homersimpson]]>
Thu, 31 Oct 2013 09:40:58 -0500Memphis Flyer
I have been reading these posts about how the unincorporated kids would choose Germantown. They evidently haven't asked the parents of those kids.
Posted by
oldtimeplayer]]>
Thu, 31 Oct 2013 09:37:06 -0500Memphis Flyer
To answer your queston:

Yes many of the unincorporated parents would prefer muni over MCS 2.0. I know at least one group that is working to get out of MCS 2.0 as a parent lead charter.
Posted by
homersimpson]]>
Thu, 31 Oct 2013 09:33:36 -0500Memphis Flyer
Posted by
playerg]]>
Thu, 31 Oct 2013 07:31:57 -0500Memphis Flyer
Funny thing, about the PTA, he is likely correct. That's why none of the munis want anything to do with SCS, because it'll be no different than the old MCS.
Posted by
Eeyore]]>
Wed, 30 Oct 2013 21:55:27 -0500Memphis Flyer
That limb you are out on is breaking.

At no time did the MCS ever evict students when it annexed areas. Every annexation that was done was done in accordance with the state annexation statues.
Posted by
oldtimeplayer]]>
Wed, 30 Oct 2013 21:39:05 -0500Memphis Flyer
What is it that OTP says about parents buying into the school system?

Hobson nor the BOE cannot afford to have the entire PTA set against them!
Posted by
homersimpson]]>
Wed, 30 Oct 2013 18:14:59 -0500Memphis Flyer
Posted by
homersimpson]]>
Wed, 30 Oct 2013 18:08:33 -0500Memphis Flyer
Posted by
Otis Farrell]]>
Wed, 30 Oct 2013 14:21:51 -0500Memphis Flyer
The "out of district" students should be "grandfathered" in the schools until they graduate.
Posted by
Otis Farrell]]>
Wed, 30 Oct 2013 14:14:14 -0500Memphis Flyer
Posted by
Griff64]]>
Wed, 30 Oct 2013 13:39:45 -0500Memphis Flyer
So...when MCS took over operation of a school after an annexation, what happened to those students who didn't get annexed but were previously zoned to the newly converted MCS school?
Posted by
GroveReb84]]>
Wed, 30 Oct 2013 11:45:44 -0500Memphis Flyer